Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29
TROY METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Opening of the 55th Annual Session at
Saratoga-The Proceedings.

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ris opened the exercises at a. m. by read
ing the 5Sth chapter of Isaiah and the
second chapter of Paups second epistle to
Timothy. The conference sang the hymn
LET Zion's Watchmen all Awake" after
which the Rev. John NJ. Webster of
Schuylerville and DR.. Joseph f. King OF
Fort Edward offered earnest prayers.
Presiding Elder Eaton of Cambridge, the
former general secretary, called the roll
of members DR.. Joseph E. King nom
mated the Rev. S. NJ. Williams of Troy
general secretary and Mr.. Williams was
unanimously elected. j. II. Coleman and
| f.. p. Stevens were named as assistant
secretaries. Joseph Iweifel of Cambridge
was elected statistical secretary. MI.
Xweifel's assistants are f. H. Brown OF
Troy and John S. Bridgford of Argyle.
John j. Noe of the Burlington district
was nominated and elected financial sec
rotary.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The list of standing conference commit
tees, chosen by the presiding elders and
confirmed by the conference, consists of
one member from each district, with two
exceptions, ard are as follows: Stewards,
w l. Smith, f r Sherwood, G + Noble, G
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finance, II l. Rowe, f G Farwell, H
Wright, G A Kerr, II n Munger, c r
Hawley; education, A Wolford. Nc
Laughlin, H f Austin, NJ ID Jump, j f G
Sawyer, w NJ Brundage; missionary
cause. j f King, NJ Hitchcock, H A Starks,
C d Hills, w H Groat, c f Green freed
mans aid. + Widmer, ID h Lowell, II j
Davies, j II Brown, G A Bradford, j G
Fallon tract cause, j H Clark, j NJ APP
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NJ NJ Curry; Sunday schools, j G Russum,
ID f Brooks, 6 w Easton, + G Rainey, 7
w Gregory, r Campbell Bible cause, T
G Perkins, G II H Davis, A Hall, l. A
Bigelow, G w Brown. b F Livingston ;
Church extension, d c Ayres, Y G.
+ A Blanchard n H Davis; temperance, J
5 Bridgford, j H Bond, G A Burnett. G W
Rowley, C b Lewis. f l. Ferris Woman's
Foreign Missionary society, j w Quinlan,
j l. Atwell, j w Thompson, Leech, f
X Potter, f A Braman; Woman's Home
Patterson, S B Griggs, 2 + Gonlan, J f
Metcalf publishing interests, | d Van
Valkenburg, ID B Mckenzie, c H Rich
mond, l. Jones, Joel Hall, w H Hughes /;
Episcopal fund, ID n Lewis, K j Johnson,
w r Winans, j b Ward, K + Taylor, L..
A Dibble.
Sabbath observance, HIM Smith, C A S
Heath, j I Gooding, T w Brown, Ora
ham, w w Cox nominations, G H Dun
ton, H Eaton, b B Loomis, H G Farrar, J
| II Coleman f j Mckernan; members, ID
w Gates, f King. j NJ Edgerton, ID
Starks, H Farrar, T A Griffin, J Noe,
j w Eaton, D n Lewis, j f c Sawyer
postoflice, o Thompson, H Robbins
religious services, Samuel Meredith, V.
Leech to publish conference minutes, the
secretaries; classified committee on
claims. terms expiring, L A Griffin, Will
liam Clark, |. G. Fenton.
A Glimpse at the Opening Exercises
subsequent Proceedings.
Especial Correspondence of the Free Press,
On Wednesday Methodist ministers be
gan to flock to Saratoga from all points
and in the evening more than half the
conference assembled in the lecture room
of the First Methodist church with many
residents OF the place to enjoy a literary
entertainment given by the Sunday schOo
under the direction of the pastor, Rev. 5
V. Leech. The exercises consisted O.
reading, recitation and singing, and about
800 was netted.
Thursday morning, precisely at the hoal
appointed, a. m, Bishop Harris called
the conference to order. The roll was
called, large number answering to then
names. Six members of the conference
have died during the year, viz, =. H
Robinson, II. Vandecar, S. w. Clemans
Memorial services are to be held mex
Monday afternoon.
Rev. w. A. Spencer, d. D., of Phila
delphia addressed the conference in be
half of church extension. Rev. r.
Rust, ID. d., spoke In the interests of thu
Freedman's Aid society.
North Second street church OF Troy in
vited the conference to hold its next ses
sion with them and the invitation was &C
cepted.
Plattsburgh district was then called anc
Rev. A. ID. HeaXt represented it by
lengthy report. The district is in
healthy condition. Revs. S. Palmer anC
G.. Reynolds asked for supernumerary re
lations on account of ill health. new
church is being built at Whallonsburgh
The names of the ministers We're callet
and their characters passed, The case o
Rev. A. G. Rose came up for not going T.
the charge assigned him last year and
committee was appointed to Investigate
the matter
. Rev. d. w. Gates then gave report o
, Albany district. He expressed no doub
!, that the million line was reached. More re
= vivals are reported this year than last an,
1000 have joined the church on probation
Rev. NJ. White asked to be superanuated
. Burlington district was then called an,
! Rev. j. w. Bennett reported that the re
viyal interests have been general an,
+ large numbers have been added to tn
a church Miss Mary f. Woodbury. wa
mentioned and commended as success
: full evangelist. The annual camp meeting
! at Spring Grove was we'll attended ant
= was gratifying in its results. Mr.. Hitch
+ cock died during the year, Mr.. Bennett
= recognized the kindness Of his man
p friends during the sickness of his wife
=. Rev. S. ID. Elkns asked for a superan
i nuated relation for one year.
q Cambridge district was called and Pre-
siding Elder j. w. Eaton reported tina
,, revlvals have been general that tn
i church property has been improved an
4 the bills are paid and something has bee
done in the payment of old church debts
i Benevolent collections have been genel
n ally attended to. The Poultney Insttut
y is doing well and full to OVERLOOKING unde
n the care of Rev. C. H, Dunton, ID. |
~ Reys. f. Wentworth, j. c. Walker, an
= wife of Rev. j. S. Fallon have died. Jus
!, before adjournment the death of Rev. ,
r. Cope was announced.
+ Thursday afternoon at $50 large aud
~ ence assembled to listen to Rev. Dr. Ru,